We know these disasters will continue to occur and are likely to get worse in future. Rebuilding exactly like before is just setting home owners, municipalities, and disaster recover for repeat business.
Who’s “we?”
I’ve been knew about the supercharged thunderstorms, but now everybody else is catching on because of the flooding and the tornadoes
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It’s well past time the “we will rebuild” sentiments are replaced by “we will rebuild differently”.
Of course, that means moving the construction industry, municipalities, and home owner perceptions away from “the way we’ve always done it” to more innovative ways to protect against [wildfires](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/18/1071274/climate-change-building-fire-resistant-homes-adaptation/), [tornadoes](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404815000395), [hurricanes](https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-sustainability-resilience-homes-extreme-weather-climate-6e458edfdcc7ada5da579b110c993cae), and [heat. ](https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/efficient-earth-sheltered-homes)
We know these disasters will continue to occur and are likely to get worse in future. Rebuilding exactly like before is just setting home owners, municipalities, and disaster recover for repeat business.
Who’s “we?”
I’ve been knew about the supercharged thunderstorms, but now everybody else is catching on because of the flooding and the tornadoes